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"They burned it all" : destruction of villages, killings, and sexual violence in Unity State, South Sudan
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Books/Printed Material |
|---|---|
| Author | Wheeler, Skye Muscati, Samer |
| Organization | Human Rights Watch (Organization), issuing body. |
| Spatial Coverage | South Sudan |
| Temporal Coverage | 2015 |
| Description | Table of Contents: Summary -- Recommednations -- Methodology -- Map -- Background -- International Law Violations: Killings -- Violence against Women and Girls -- Destruction and Pillage of Civilian Property -- Forces Responsible for Abuses -- War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, and Accountability -- Glossary -- Acknowledgements. |
| Abstract | "This 42-page report is based on more than170 interviews in June and July with survivors and witnesses. More than 125 of these were displaced by fighting or attacks on their villages by government troops or allied militia from the Bul Nuer ethnic group. Human Rights Watch documented shocking accounts of about 60 unlawful killings of civilian women, men, and children, including the elderly. Some were hanged and others shot, and others were burned alive. Interviewees were selected randomly and the number of cases documented by Human Rights Watch almost certainly represents only a fraction of the total"--Publisher's description. |
| Page Count | 42 |
| ISBN | 9781623132620 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Human Rights Watch, |
| Publisher Place | New York, N.Y. |
| Part of Series | Catalog |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Abuse of Atrocities Crimes Against Humanity Ethnic Conflict Extrajudicial Executions Human Rights Minorities Soldiers South Sudan South Sudan Independence Movement/army Sudan People's Liberation Army War Crimes |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Atrocities--South Sudan |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | War crimes--South Sudan |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Crimes against humanity--South Sudan |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Sudan People's Liberation Army |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | South Sudan Independence Movement/Army |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Ethnic conflict--South Sudan |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Extrajudicial executions--South Sudan |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Minorities--Abuse of--South Sudan |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Soldiers--South Sudan |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Human rights--South Sudan |
| Subject Domain (in LCC) | HN787.Z9 S627 2015 |
| Alternative Title | Destruction of villages, killings, and sexual violence in Unity State, South Sudan |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Book |
